1. Who we are
casinau.vip is an independent online-casino review site built for Australian players, published at the domain casinau.vip. Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, we're the entity responsible for the personal information set out below. We run no gambling platform, we hold no player accounts, and no deposit, wager or payout ever flows through anything we operate.
2. What personal data we gather
Data collection is pared back to what the site genuinely needs to run and what's needed to answer readers who get in touch. The short version:
- The only personal information we hold is whatever you choose to send us by email. If you never write in, we have no idea who you are.
- Simple, anonymised analytics tell us which pages are being read and, roughly, which state or country a visitor is in — without ever identifying any individual.
- Standard server logs briefly keep IP addresses for security purposes.
- A very small set of cookies stores your consent decision and a couple of basic display preferences.
We never ask for payment details, we never request identity documents, we build no ad-targeting profiles on our visitors, and we never sell, rent or exchange personal information with any third party.
3. What we store, why, for how long
| Data type | Why we keep it | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| Emails from readers (name, email address, message content) | To reply, and where helpful, improve the site | Removed 24 months after the last reply in the thread |
| Aggregated analytics (page views, referrer, country/region, device type) | To see which content is read and where the site needs work | Up to 14 months, after which only aggregate figures remain |
| Server logs (IP address, timestamp, requested URL) | Security, blocking spam and abuse, and troubleshooting | Rolling 30-day window |
| Cookie-consent record | So the consent banner recalls what you chose last time | 12 months, or until you clear it from your browser |
4. The legal grounds for processing
For readers in Australia, our handling of personal information is governed by the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the thirteen Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). The grounds we rely on are narrow:
- Your consent for analytics and functional cookies. Nothing beyond the strictly necessary cookies loads until you've ticked them through on the banner, and consent can be withdrawn at any time.
- Our legitimate functions as a publisher, which cover answering messages you choose to send, running the strictly necessary cookies, and keeping short-lived server logs that protect the site.
If you're visiting from the EEA or UK, equivalent protections under GDPR apply, and the same minimal practices described here still cover you.
5. Cookies and site tracking
Our cookie footprint is deliberately small. The strictly necessary cookies fire on every visit because the site simply wouldn't work without them; analytics and functional cookies only fire once you've accepted them on the banner. A full cookie-by-cookie breakdown lives on the Cookies page.
6. Who else can see your data
A handful of the site's features rely on trusted service providers. Each one receives only what it strictly needs, and every one is bound by data-processing terms or an equivalent legal safeguard.
- Hosting provider. A reputable host powers the site and keeps standard server logs briefly, for security.
- Email provider. Anything sent to matilda@casinau.vip is handled by a professional mail host under a signed data-processing agreement.
- Analytics. Aggregated, anonymised traffic measurement begins only after you consent, with IP anonymisation enabled throughout.
- Affiliate networks. If you click an outbound link to a casino, the operator or its network may set its own cookie so that a later sign-up is credited to casinau.vip. That happens on the operator's own site, where their privacy policy takes over the moment you arrive.
7. Your rights under Aussie privacy law
Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct anything that's wrong, out of date or incomplete.
- Request deletion — email matilda@casinau.vip and ask us to erase any personal information we hold on you. Verified requests are actioned well inside the usual 30-day window.
- Object to or restrict specific processing of your data.
- Withdraw consent for analytics cookies at any time, with no knock-on effect anywhere else.
- Receive a copy of the data we hold on you in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au if you're not satisfied with how we've handled your request.
8. How to reach us
For any privacy question, access request or concern about how we handle your information, write to matilda@casinau.vip. Please give us enough context to locate your records — usually the email address you first wrote in from and any relevant dates — and spell out clearly what action you'd like us to take.
9. How this policy is updated
This page is revisited whenever the site's tooling shifts or Australian privacy rules evolve. Any material update refreshes the last-updated date at the top, and earlier versions are archived on our side. The current published version carries the date 1 October 2026.